The Lighthouse Surf Guide

The Lighthouse in North Carolina is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Often Crowded. Watch out for rips, obstacles, sharks,wrecks.

The Lighthouse Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach/jetty3consistent
21.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing The Lighthouse:

The best conditions reported for surf at The Lighthouse occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

North-Carolina Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en The Lighthouse, fotografías The Lighthouse, previsiones detalladas de olas para The Lighthouse, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para The Lighthouse, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Carolina North y predicciones de marea para The Lighthouse. Las mapas de olas para United States enseñarán un mapa grande de United States y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de United States, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de The Lighthouse.


The Lighthouse Surf:

Friday, 15 May 2026, 18:16 Local time
viernes 15sáb
5PM8PM11PM2AM
Wave (m)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Período (s) 8 8 8 8
Viento (km/h)
5
15
15
15
Estado del Viento off on cross-
on
cross



Tide Times:

Para Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, a 5 km de The Lighthouse.

ES A LAS (hora local)

The Lighthouse Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Hatteras/Mitchell Field Airport, 11 km from The Lighthouse.

light winds from the WSW
15

km/h
clear
Clear
Air temperature
21.1 °C

Current weather near The Lighthouse

Buoy Data:

At Diamond Shoals Buoy, 20 miles from The Lighthouse.

  1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM
Antigüedad de datos 4 hr 3 hr 2 hr 1 hr
Altura de Olas (m) 1.3
1.2
1.1
1.2
Período Dominante (s) 8 8 8 9

All wavebuoys around The Lighthouse

Overall The Lighthouse Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in mayo

Surf stats for The Lighthouse: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for The Lighthouse: see the variation in direction and stength by month.



The Lighthouse Location Maps

The Lighthouse Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a The LighthouseCosta alrededor de  The LighthouseCarreteras y ríos cerca de The Lighthouse

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Carolina North y estaciones de marea cercanas de The Lighthouse

Spots de Surf más cercanos a The Lighthouse:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a The Lighthouse:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a The Lighthouse:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Cape Hatteras
    3 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Avon
    4 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    Cape Hatteras (fishing pier)
    8 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Hatteras (ocean)
    12 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    Hatteras Inlet
    14 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to The Lighthouse is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 124 km (77 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to The Lighthouse is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT), also in USA, 131 km (81 miles) away.
  • Third is Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN) in USA, 141 km (88 miles) away.
  • Oceana Nas Airport (NTU) in USA is 177 km (110 miles) away.
  • New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to The Lighthouse and is 187 km (116 miles) away.
The Lighthouse mapa de ubicación e información del spot
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